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    Not a cross, but a “cross-roads hand-board” – The 142nd Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg
    Codie Eash
    • Jul 4, 2020

    Not a cross, but a “cross-roads hand-board” – The 142nd Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg

    Codie Eash explores the fascinating story of a unique monument to a Pennsylvania regiment on the Gettysburg battlefield.
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    Gettysburg and the End of the War, Part 1 – The Fall of Richmond
    Codie Eash
    • Apr 8, 2020

    Gettysburg and the End of the War, Part 1 – The Fall of Richmond

    In April 1865, Gettysburg responded to news that the Confederate capital had fallen to forces of the US Army.
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    Patrick DeLacy: Scranton’s Fighting Irishman
    Guest Contributor
    • Feb 29, 2020

    Patrick DeLacy: Scranton’s Fighting Irishman

    The Scranton Civil War veteran received the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1864.
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    “Let us have war” - The Gettysburg veterans who argued against the “Cornerstone Speech”
    Codie Eash
    • Feb 11, 2020

    “Let us have war” - The Gettysburg veterans who argued against the “Cornerstone Speech”

    Veterans at Gettysburg used Alexander Stephens's infamous speech about slavery to argue that the Confederate cause was unjust and wrong.
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    “Pleasanter reminiscences of this famous town” – Christmas at Gettysburg in 1861
    Codie Eash
    • Dec 24, 2019

    “Pleasanter reminiscences of this famous town” – Christmas at Gettysburg in 1861

    The 10th New York Cavalry spent Christmas 1861 in the Adams County seat. Decades later, they remembered the experience of a holiday at war.
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    The Pennsylvania veterans who opposed Gettysburg’s first Confederate monument
    Codie Eash
    • Oct 24, 2019

    The Pennsylvania veterans who opposed Gettysburg’s first Confederate monument

    In the decades after the Civil War, Pennsylvania veterans sought to keep Confederate monuments and memorials off the Gettysburg battlefield.
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    A bloody altercation between an officer and his soldiers in the aftermath of Gettysburg
    Jake Wynn
    • Jul 17, 2019

    A bloody altercation between an officer and his soldiers in the aftermath of Gettysburg

    A confrontation between an officer and two soldiers turned bloody in the days after the Battle of Gettysburg.
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    “A Terrible, and Yet Glorious Reality”: The Adams Sentinel on the Immediate Meaning of Gettysburg
    Codie Eash
    • Jul 12, 2019

    “A Terrible, and Yet Glorious Reality”: The Adams Sentinel on the Immediate Meaning of Gettysburg

    An Adams County newspaper editor grappled with the meaning and consequences of the Battle of Gettysburg in the weeks after the fight.
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    "A deplorable scene" - A description of Gettysburg after the battle
    Jake Wynn
    • Jul 7, 2019

    "A deplorable scene" - A description of Gettysburg after the battle

    A reporter from Harrisburg's Patriot and Union newspaper described the scene at Gettysburg in the days after the 1863 battle.
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    "Sons of Liberty, Go Forth": James McCarter and the 93rd Pennsylvania on the Road to Gettysburg
    Codie Eash
    • Jun 29, 2019

    "Sons of Liberty, Go Forth": James McCarter and the 93rd Pennsylvania on the Road to Gettysburg

    Colonel James McCarter's powerful speech to his troops in the 93rd Pennsylvania on their march to Gettysburg.
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